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By *hyllyphylly OP Man
over a year ago

Bradford

After watch the TDF, I found myself getting annoyed at the commentator pronouncing local place names as they are spelt.

For example, Greetland is all one word. Greet Land, sounds like a happy place where people say hello to each other 24/7.

Sowerby, pronounced Sawby, not Sow er by.

Americans and Bradford. Brad Ford sounds like a news reader.

Anyone got a place that sounds different near them?

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By *ranthamThroatMan
over a year ago

Grantham.

"After watch the TDF, I found myself getting annoyed at the commentator pronouncing local place names as they are spelt.

For example, Greetland is all one word. Greet Land, sounds like a happy place where people say hello to each other 24/7.

Sowerby, pronounced Sawby, not Sow er by.

Americans and Bradford. Brad Ford sounds like a news reader.

Anyone got a place that sounds different near them?"

Where I grew up...Greenock, we say Greenauch, others say Green Oak, sassenachs achh blame Hughie Green for that lol ( if you saw that show when he was there )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gary Lineker does it with New Castle every week on Match of the Day

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Shirebrook - Shybruck is the local pronunciation.

Blidworth and Rainworth - Blidduff and Renuff.

Warsop - Whaaarsap

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know on the local news a new bloke pronounced penistone "penis tone". Went down like a lead sandwich lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Derby is pronounced Darby

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Happisburgh

Or hazebro to the locals

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I had to do a spelling test when I went for a job at BT. I got Guiseley wrong because she pronounced it 'Geezley'. And don't even get me started on Slaithwaite. I swear people pronounce it any way they damn well please.

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By *ranthamThroatMan
over a year ago

Grantham.

"I had to do a spelling test when I went for a job at BT. I got Guiseley wrong because she pronounced it 'Geezley'. And don't even get me started on Slaithwaite. I swear people pronounce it any way they damn well please."

Lol did that test too about 30 years ago, got them right, but when they said what the hours were for the money I said, " nah not interested" but yes people do pronounce any darnnn way but the local way should always be used, me thinks

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

" And don't even get me started on Slaithwaite. I swear people pronounce it any way they damn well please."
ah good old "slawit" sally traffic gets it wrong every time the A62 gets blocked haha at least the girl on victoria station gets it some where near

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